Quad

Head-to-head

Clarke
Arizona Christian

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Arizona Christian's yield is 30 pts higher than Clarke's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Clarke's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Arizona Christian

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Clarke graduates 11 pts more of its students than Arizona Christian (56% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Clarke costs about $7.8K less per year on average than Arizona Christian ($26,604 vs. $34,409, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Arizona Christian has 9 pts more first-gen students than Clarke (38% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Arizona Christian has 1.6× as many undergrads as Clarke

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Arizona Christian admits 71%, Clarke 72%; Arizona Christian's yield is higher, at 36%.

Acceptance rate
Clarke72%
Arizona Christian71%
Quad's selectivity
  • ClarkeAccessible
  • Arizona ChristianAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Clarke
900–1160
Arizona ChristianTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ClarkeRigor, GPA, and tests important25%
  • Arizona ChristianGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Arizona Christian has 1.6× as many undergrads as Clarke; Clarke has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Clarke742
Arizona Christian1.2K
Pell Grant share
Clarke37%
Arizona Christian34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Clarke has 9 students per faculty member to Arizona Christian's 16.

Students per faculty member
Clarke9 to 1
Arizona Christian16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ClarkeBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • Arizona ChristianBusiness Administration and Management, General37%

What each costs

Clarke costs about $7.8K less a year than Arizona Christian on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Clarke$26.6K
Arizona Christian$34.4K
Aid generosity
Clarke52%
Arizona Christian39%

What each pays off

Clarke's former students earn more, a median $55.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Clarke to 44% at Arizona Christian.

Median earnings, 10 years
Clarke$55.4K
Arizona Christian$51.6K
Graduation rate
Clarke56%
Arizona Christian44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Arizona Christian got less selective while Clarke held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ClarkeGrowing+150%
  • Arizona ChristianGrowing+136%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Clarke University Common Data Set 2019–20, Fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why